“Physical punishment is an effective way to educate children – as long as it can be controlled,”

The following is an excerpt from a BBC news article which shows how communist China treats it’s own. Mao killed over 1-Million of his own people, 3000 people were injured and killed at Tiananmen Square. What follows is the excerpt from the BBC news article:

“A teenage boy is in a serious condition after being repeatedly beaten at a boot camp to treat internet addicts in China, state media have reported. Pu Liang, 14, is said to have been beaten several times by the camp’s principal and by other students. It comes after a 15-year-old boy was beaten to death earlier this month at another of the military-style camps.

The death drew outrage in China, where many parents and officials believe some children spend too much time online.

Pu Liang’s mother told local reporters that she sent her son to the camp, in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province, because he was spending too much time playing online games. She said the camp claimed it could cure the “problem” for 5,000 yuan ($730; £450). But the mother said her son was beaten up and now has chest and kidney problems.

The camp is now closed and its principal has been arrested, according to Chinese media reports.

‘Punishment effective’

Wu Yongjing, the man who set up the military-style camp, admitted to the BBC that youngsters were sometimes beaten.

“Physical punishment is an effective way to educate children – as long as it can be controlled,” he said. ”

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